Princeton 2, 416

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P201416

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201416.

Transliteration

1(barig) lugal-me-lam2
1(barig) lu2-dingir-ra
1(barig) utu-mu
1(barig) ur-mes
1(barig) nig2-u2-rum
1(barig) lugal-i-ti
1(barig) nin-ge6-par4
1(barig) ur-a-szar2
1(barig) ma-an-szum2
1(barig) an-ne2-ab-du7
szunigin 2(asz) gur
ugula lu2-inanna
iti dal
mu <<an>> sza-asz-szu2-ru <ba>-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Princeton 2, 416. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA (P201416) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P201416..

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